Deep cuts that should've been singles/deep cuts discussion thread

[DackAttac]

Wasn't it? I swear like I saw it at one point on Wikipedia with a source. The Day & Age single releases got a little messy at the end of it, what with them releasing different songs based on the country.

[FlyGuyLXI]

Wasn't it? I swear like I saw it at one point on Wikipedia with a source. The Day & Age single releases got a little messy at the end of it, what with them releasing different songs based on the country.

It kinda did seem like it would pass off as one. Regardless, I didn't see individual treatment for "Joy Ride" on Wikipedia or RateYourMusic.

[Runesmith]

The Mountain Goats - "Lovecraft in Brooklyn": Highly accessible, uptempo rocker from the MGs.

The Cure - "The Perfect Girl": Perfect pop song.

New Order - "ICB": Another perfect pop song.

Bauhaus - "In Fear of Fear": That bassline...

Love & Rockets - "The Dog End of a Day Gone By": It would've been a nice pairing with "So Alive".

Blondie - "Die Young Stay Pretty", "Detroit 442", "Eat to the Beat": Considering the era these songs were released in, all three of them could've been enormous pop hits on the top 40, ESPECIALLY "Die Young Stay Pretty". It's stylistically similar to "Tide is High", really.

Electric Light Orchestra - "Tightrope": Everything on A New World Record should've been a hit. Everything.

Cold Cave - "Youth and Lust": Could've been enormous on the dance charts. Best song they've done, in my opinion.

The Smiths - "Unloveable": Accessible and tongue-in-cheek. Really overlooked Smiths song.

Black Sabbath - "Supernaut": This should be a classic rock staple alongside everything on Paranoid.

The Cars - "Got A Lot On My Head": Uptempo, catchy, hooky tune from Candy-O.

Aerosmith - "Big Ten Inch Record": Hehe.


There are more I can think of, but a lot of them are from industrial, post-punk, punk, or goth bands have little to no chance of placing on the charts, anyway.

[FujiSkunk]

Aerosmith - "Big Ten Inch Record": Hehe.

I thought about listing this one, but figured it was too well known to be considered a deep cut. I guess unlike "Hangman Jury," "Big Ten Inch Record" didn't see any chart action, but it was still a popular radio staple on the stations I used to listen to.

[Killik_13]

Disputable whether they're true 'deep cuts', but definitely should have been singles.

"The Becoming" and "Last" by Nine Inch Nails
"Garden of Eden" by Guns N' Roses (Got a video, but never a single)
"Romeo Delight" and "Ice Cream Man" by Van Halen
"Bad Boy Boogie" by Motley Crue
"Night" by Bruce Springsteen and the E Street Band

[RHCPfan96]

Although the album is still pretty recent, "I Should Have Known" from Foo Fighters's Wasting Light is fantastic, although possibly too slow for most of it for radio. "Arlandria" and "Bridge Burning" I can see getting radio play, though. I've always thought that RHCP should have put out "So Much I" and/or "Storm in a Teacup" from Stadium Arcadium, "Throw Away Your Television" from By the Way, "The Power of Equality" from Blood Sugar Sex Magik, and "This Velvet Glove" from Californication. Anyone agree?

[DackAttac]

Although the album is still pretty recent, "I Should Have Known" from Foo Fighters's Wasting Light is fantastic, although possibly too slow for most of it for radio. "Arlandria" and "Bridge Burning" I can see getting radio play, though. [...] "Throw Away Your Television" from By the Way

I didn't think I Should Have Known was anything special, aside from being a very strong album track on a very strong album, but I wouldn't promote it above "album track". I think those are pretty accurate predictions for their next singles, though. Wouldn't mind seeing Dear Rosemary get some airplay, either—it's on songs like that where you can hear Grohl attempting to implement some pop songwriting techniques to great results—These Days also strikes me as a radio shoe-in.

Also, like half of By the Way probably could have done well on the radio. Throw Away Your Television, Cabrón, This Is the Place, Minor Thing, On Mercury... all of them are delights when they pop up on shuffle. Meanwhile Zephyr Song is just one of those hits that has me convinced I don't know what makes a song a good single anymore.

[Killik_13]

"These Days" and "Back and Forth" seem like obvious choices for singles, very catchy and well written. Although I love "Walk" I don't think it should have been a single.

[exploder]

"On Fire" and "Cold Wind Blows" from Eminem's new CD. they're way better than the poppy singles that many people judge the album for. Plus,Cold Wind Blows would've probably had a funny video.

[RHCPfan96]

Wouldn't mind seeing Dear Rosemary get some airplay, either—it's on songs like that where you can hear Grohl attempting to implement some pop songwriting techniques to great results—These Days also strikes me as a radio shoe-in.

Those were my next two choices.

I'd also like to add to my list:

Muse's "The Small Print" from Absolution

Paramore's "Born For This" and "Let the Flames Begin" from Riot!

"The Fantasy" and "Savior" by 30 Seconds to Mars from their 2005 album A Beautiful Lie

From The Suburbs by Arcade Fire, "Empty Room" and, most importantly, "Sprawl II (Mountains Beyond Mountains)"